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SsangYong Motor Company is the fourth largest South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
n automobile
Automobile

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 manufacturer. It was founded as Hadonghwan Motor Company in 1954 and started by building jeeps
Jeep

Jeep is an automobile marque of Chrysler. It is the oldest off-road vehicle brand, with Land Rover coming in second. The original vehicle which first appeared as the prototype Bantam GP became the primary light 4-wheel-drive vehicle of the US Army and allies during the World War II and postwar period....
 for the US Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
. Beginning in 1976, Hadonghwan produced a variety of special purpose vehicles. After changing its name to Dong-A Motor in 1977, it was taken over by Ssangyong Business Group
SsangYong Group

SsangYong Group is a South Korean based Chaebol or Conglomerate . SsangYong, literally translated, means "Double Dragon". It was largely broken up by the 1997 East Asian financial crisis in 1997....
 in 1988 and changed its name to SsangYong Motor. The name SsangYong means twin dragons.






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SsangYong Motor Company is the fourth largest South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
n automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 manufacturer. It was founded as Hadonghwan Motor Company in 1954 and started by building jeeps
Jeep

Jeep is an automobile marque of Chrysler. It is the oldest off-road vehicle brand, with Land Rover coming in second. The original vehicle which first appeared as the prototype Bantam GP became the primary light 4-wheel-drive vehicle of the US Army and allies during the World War II and postwar period....
 for the US Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
. Beginning in 1976, Hadonghwan produced a variety of special purpose vehicles. After changing its name to Dong-A Motor in 1977, it was taken over by Ssangyong Business Group
SsangYong Group

SsangYong Group is a South Korean based Chaebol or Conglomerate . SsangYong, literally translated, means "Double Dragon". It was largely broken up by the 1997 East Asian financial crisis in 1997....
 in 1988 and changed its name to SsangYong Motor. The name SsangYong means twin dragons. In 1991 it started a technology partnership with Daimler-Benz
Daimler-Benz

Daimler-Benz AG was a German manufacturer of automobiles, motor vehicles, and engines which was founded in 1926. An Agreement of Mutual Interest?which was valid until year 2000?was signed on May 1 1924 between Karl Benz's Benz & Cie....
. Later, it acquired United Kingdom
United Kingdom

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-based specialty car maker Panther Westwinds
Panther Westwinds

Panther Westwinds was a manufacturer of niche sports cars and luxury cars, based in Surrey, United Kingdom. Founded in 1972 by Robert Jankel, the Panther company enjoyed success throughout the 1970s with retro-styled cars based on the mechanical components of standard production cars from other manufacturers....
.

In 1997 Daewoo Motors
Daewoo

Daewoo was a major South Korean chaebol . It was founded on 22 March 1967 as Daewoo Industrial and was dismantled by the Korean government in 1999....
 bought a controlling stake from the Ssangyong Group, only to sell it off again in 2000, because the conglomerate
Chaebol

Chaebol refers to a South Korean form of business conglomerate . They are government-supported powerful global multinationals, often larger than entire countries' economies, owning numerous international enterprises....
 ran into deep financial troubles. In late 2004, the Chinese automobile manufacturer SAIC
Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation

The Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation is a People's Republic of China automobile manufacturer which ranks the third among the "Big Five" Chinese automakers ....
 took a 51% stake of SsangYong Motor Company.

Model lineup


Passenger cars and SUVs

  • Actyon
    SsangYong Actyon

    The SsangYong Actyon replaced the SsangYong Musso and SsangYong Musso Sports and is available as either Coupe Sports or Sports Utility Truck ....
     (2006)
  • Actyon Sports
    SsangYong Actyon

    The SsangYong Actyon replaced the SsangYong Musso and SsangYong Musso Sports and is available as either Coupe Sports or Sports Utility Truck ....
     (2006)
  • Chairman
    SsangYong Chairman

    The SsangYong Chairman is a large Luxury vehicles sedan made by the South Korean automaker SsangYong Motor Company. It is built on a 1980s Mercedes-Benz E-Class platform, but styled to resemble a 1990s Mercedes-Benz S-Class ....
     (1997); renamed as Chairman W
    SsangYong Chairman

    The SsangYong Chairman is a large Luxury vehicles sedan made by the South Korean automaker SsangYong Motor Company. It is built on a 1980s Mercedes-Benz E-Class platform, but styled to resemble a 1990s Mercedes-Benz S-Class ....
     from 2008)
  • Family
  • Kallista
    Panther Kallista

    The Kallista replaced the Panther Lima as Panther Westwinds' volume model for the 1980s. Unlike the Vauxhall Motors-based Lima, the Kallista used Ford Motor Company mechanicals, including a range of engines from 1.6 L straight-4 to 2.9 L Ford Cologne V6 engine V6....
  • Korando
    SsangYong Korando

    The SsangYong Motor Company Korando was a small 3-door all wheel drive SUV produced from 1993 to current and designed by Briton Ken Greenly. It featured a choice of 2.3 litre and 3.2 litre gasoline engines or 2.9 litre diesel engine, all produced on license of Mercedes-Benz....
  • Kyron
    Ssangyong Kyron

    The SsangYong Kyron is a compact 'soft-roader' SUV built by SsangYong Motor Company. It has a / [diesel Mercedes-Benz engine]. Its looks were designed by MG's Ken Greely....
     (2005)
  • Musso
    SsangYong Musso

    The SsangYong Musso was a SUV manufactured by the South Korean automobile manufacturer, SsangYong Motor Company.First produced in 1993 the car featured a Mercedes gasoline engine or a diesel engine....
     (1993-2005)
  • Musso Sports
    SsangYong Musso Sports

    The SsangYong Musso Sports is a dual cab pickup truck version of the SsangYong Musso SUV produced from 1993 to 2005. It features a Mercedes-Benz designed engine and gearbox and seats five....
     (2003-2005)
  • Rexton
    SsangYong Rexton

    The SsangYong Rexton is a sport utility vehicle based on the Mercedes-Benz M-Class. Initially released in Korea by the SsangYong Motor Company in late 2001, the demand for this type of vehicle in Korea has been huge....
     (2001-2005)
  • Rexton II
    SsangYong Rexton

    The SsangYong Rexton is a sport utility vehicle based on the Mercedes-Benz M-Class. Initially released in Korea by the SsangYong Motor Company in late 2001, the demand for this type of vehicle in Korea has been huge....
     (2006)
  • Rodius/Stavic (2004)


Commercial vehicles

  • SY Truck (based on Mercedes-Benz trucks)
  • Transstar (based on the Mercedes-Benz O404
    Mercedes-Benz buses

    Mercedes-Benz has been making buses since 1895 in Mannheim in Germany. Since 1995, the brand of Mercedes-Benz buses and coaches is under the umbrella of EvoBus GmbH, belonging 100 % to the Daimler AG....
    )
  • Istana
    SsangYong Istana

    The SsangYong Istana is a 15 seat van based on the Mercedes-Benz MB100. It comes with most of the options of the Mercedes-Benz MB100 as well....
     (based on the Mercedes-Benz MB100
    Mercedes-Benz MB100

    The Mercedes-Benz MB100 is a small panel truck made by Mercedes-Benz in three different versions: a cargo van, a passenger van with more windows, and a camper-van....
    )


See also

  • List of Korean car makers
  • Economy of South Korea
    Economy of South Korea

    The economy of South Korea is a highly developed country trillion dollar club economy that is the List of Asian countries by GDP in Asia and List of countries by GDP in the world....


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